WSL ITT World Communications Inc. Amagansett Radio 

Southampton, Long Island, New York USA

New England Weather sent by Morse Code (Click to Listen)

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WSL Operations Building in South Hampton, Long Island, NY

WSL MF (500/418 KHz tower) in South Hampton, Long Island, NY 1 2 3

Station WSL's H.F. transmitters are located at Brentwood, Long Island, New York, which is 50 miles east of New York City. They were formerly located at Amagansett,, Long Island,New York which was 120 miles from New York City, but were 'toyed to afford better antenna facilities and transmitter power. The control for the Marine transmitters Is located at the ship -to -shore receiving site in Southhampton, New York (100 miles East of New York City) where the Coastal Station Radio Operators are located. Formorly owned and operated by Mackay Radio & telegraph Company, WSL Is now owned and operated by ITT WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC, a subsidiary of the International Tephone and Telegraph Company. The address is: Coastal Radio Station WSL ITT World Communications Inc. P.O. Box MM Southhampton,NY 11968 (Above via WSL) WSL DATA IS BELOW 0105 GMT Traffic list -primary frequencies in use & IF 0500 Weather broadcast-8514 kHz A IF 0550 Traffic list - 8658 KHz and IF 0750 1100 Weather broadcast 8514 & 13024 KHz & If 1150 Traffic list, all primaries and IF 1350, Ambrose Weather -All primaries & IF 1550 ",All primaries and IF 1700 Weather broadcast 8514 & 13024 KHz and IF 1950 Traffic list all primaries 2150 traffic list, all primaries and IF 2300 Weather broadcast -8514 and 13024 and IF 2350 Traffic list -primary frequencies and IF (IF is normally 418 Khs but it may be 476 KHz) WSL PRIMARY FREQUENCIES: 22485- 16997.6- 13078.5- 12997.5-, 8658- 6418 KHz WSL SECONDARY FREQUENCIES: 17021.6- 13024.9- 8514- 4343 KHz WSL TRANSMITTS THE ARA PRESS EVERY SUNDAY STARTING AT 1818 GMT ON THE MELLOWING FREQUENCIES: 22485 17021.6 13078.5 13024.9 8514 KHz WSL TRANSMITTS UPI PRESS EVERY EVENING STARTING AT 0300 ON THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES: 12997.5 8514 6418 4343 KHz WSL TRANSMITTS ALL BROADCASTS ON CW, TRAFFIC LISTS AND ARA PRESSCASTSAT 22 WPM, WEATHER BROADCASTS 23 WPM AND UPI PRESSCASTS 25 WPM. WSL MAXIMUM POWER INPUTS: 22485-17021.6-16997.6-13078.5-13024.9-12997.5- 30kW 8658-8514- 20kW 6418-4343- 10kW WSL ANTENNA TYPES: 22485 & 17021.6 -2 -Forked log periodics -80/180 degrees 16007.6 A 13078.5 -Array -70/180 degrees 13024.9 -Array -80/177 degrees 12997.5- Array -80/180 degrees 8658 -same as above 8514 Array -80/177 degrees 6418-2 forked log periodics - 80/180 degrees 4343 -same as above. ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS VIA WSL ITT SOUTHAMPTON, NY.

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